ENGL 30143 American Literature since 1865
Prerequisites: ENGL 10803, ENGL 20803, and at least one 10000- or 20000-level ENGL/WRIT/CRWT course. The second of two period surveys in American Literature, this one spanning from after the Civil War to the present. This course considers literary antecedents, the conventions of various genres, the cultural circumstances of composition, and interpretive strategies. The English Department recommends that ENGL 30133 and 30143 be taken consecutively. Student cannot receive credit for ENGL 55813 and ENGL 30143.